Pascal: 'I Won't Chase Lucian Bute, I'm The Boss in Town'

By Mark Vester

Last Saturday, WBC/IBO light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal crushed Chad Dawson's future plan for a clash with IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute. Pascal upset Dawson with an eleven round techincal decision after a clash of heads opened up a bad cut above Dawson's right eye and the fight was sent to the cards.

The biggest boxing event in the history of Canada is now a possibility. Pascal told BoxingScene.com's Bill Emes that he won't chase Bute for an all-Montreal showdown. If Bute wants the fight, Pascal wants him to issue a challenge.

"I don't need to chase Lucian Bute. I'm one of the best in the world. I'm the boss in town. If he wants to show the world that he belongs to be the best in Montreal, to be the best in the world, then he has to challenge me. I don't need to chase nobody," Pascal told BoxingScene.com.

Dawson has a rematch clause. He will likely exercise that clause. Pascal doesn't know what to expect in the rematch because Dawson will take him a lot more seriously the second time around.

"Dawson knows now about Jean Pascal. I got speed. I got power. I'm a clever fighter. The most important thing, I got the best fans in the world. It will be really tough to win a fight in Montreal because I got the best fans and I'm one of the best in the world," Pascal said.

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